Tancrède Dumas (1830–1905) was an Italian photographer of French descent who was active in the Near East. He learned photography in

Florence Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence ...

and opened a studio in

Beirut Beirut ( ; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, which makes it the List of largest cities in the Levant region by populatio ...

in 1860. He was active during the period 1860-1890 and worked in

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s. Dumas travelled with the Grand Duke Mecklenburg-Schwerin, inspiring him to use the title "Photographer to the Imperial and Royal Court of Prussia" on his return to

Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south ...

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External links

Tancrède Dumas on Luminous Lint
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dumas, Tancrede Photographers from Florence Photography in Lebanon 1830 births 1905 deaths Italian expatriates in the Ottoman Empire